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.June l2, E923.

A. P. TRUCKSESS SIGN Filed Sept. 5'

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Wild-asses a citizen of the United States, residin Patented .lune lf2,T923.-

NETE@ STATES meant garant ortica.

ANDREW' l?. TRUCKSESS, 0F CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

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Application led September 5, 1922. Serial No. 586,099.

To al? whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW P. TRUcKsnss,

a Camden. in the county of Camden and tate of New Jersey, have inventednew and useful improvements in Signs.

The herein described device relates to new and useful improvements insigns of an illuminated nature and more particularly to that class ofsign in which the letter plates are perforated to show such letter, andthe plates of a removable nature..

The primary object of the inventlon 1s to provide a sign of the typespecified whlch will be extremely simple in construction, of low cost tomanufacture, durable in use, no hinged parts, no complicated parts,which feature will enable anyone to properly 1nsert or remove the letterplates without difficulty.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sign which shall containtwo or more rows of letters, which, owing to the construction of thedevice, appear to be on the same plane, while in reality the lower row,or rows, extend beyond those above, the rows being so constructed as toenable anyone to readily remove or adjust one or more of the letterswithout disturbing others in the same row or those in other rows, as nohinged parts are used in the device.

"While the foregoing explains the general purpose and objects of thedevice, other objects and advantages will appear in the specificationsthat follow, in which the novel features, construction and arrangementof the various parts will be brought out, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating numerals isillustrated the preferred form of the embodiments of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in shape, proportions and general assemblage of thevarious parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle ofthe invention or sacrificing any of its parts or advantages, in which:Figure 1 is a partial frontview; Figure 2 is a view of one of the lettercarriers; Figure 3 is a side view in section; Figure 4 is a top view ofa portion of the letter carrier in section.

To more fully describe the drawings, and to make clear the construction,operati-on and general purpose of the herein described device rIhenumeral l indicates a forwardl tending portion of the top, bottom, anedges of the main sign body. A recess 2 is thus for1ned bounded by saidforwardly extendlng poroitn. Within this recess is placed the sign framewhich is smaller than the recess and spaced on every side from theforwardly extending portion. Said framework of the sign consists of aclosed backwall which is secured against the front face of the main signbody, a closed bottom wall, and closed side Walls. The frame is dividedoil" into two or more horizontal compartments by horizontal partitions4, only two compartments being shown in the present case. Eachcompartment is deeper and extends forward farther than the one above it.Vertical partitions 9 divide each compartment into chambers. rlhe sideWalls and the vertical partitions are pr'ovided with flanges 3. The topwall of one compartment is the bottom of the one next above it and isprovided with openings along the front edges which extend the length ofthe above named chambers. The front wall of the chambers is open, exceptas to the flanges 3. Through these openings the letter plates 6 aredisplayed. The letter plates 6 are of wood or metal and have lettersstenciled out of them. They are inserted through the openings near thefront edges of the top of the chambers and are displayed through thespace between the anges 3 Behind each letter plate is an opal glassplate, 7.

The letter plates and the glass plates in the upper chambers rest uponthe partition 4 and are spaced from its front edge the distance of theopening in said partition through which the letter plates and the platesof the lower chamber are inserted.

Openings are also formed in the to of each chamber and behind that parto the top upon which the letter plates and the glass plates rest. Theseopenings permit light from the upper row of lamps to enter the chamberand illuminate the sign plates. If desired the front surface of the backwall may be polished or coated with white enamel so as to reflect thelight against the sign plates.

Lamps 8 are placed all around the frame within the recess 2. Those alongthe sides and at the bottom are mainly for ornamental bulbs andattachments can be inserted in the back wall of the sign in eachcompartment for stronger illumination. y v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desiretovsecure by Letters Patent, is

In a sign, forwardly extending top, bot tom and side edges forming arecess in which is located a sign frame spaced on every side from theforwardly extending portions, said framework of the sign consisting of aclosed back wall, bottom wall and side walls, said frame being dividedinto horizontal compertinents by horizontal partitions, each com artmentdeeper and extending forward lfart er than the one above it, chambersbe- 20 ing provided by vertical partitions which are provided withflanges at their front as well as the side walls, the top wall .of acompart ment being the bottom of the next above it, and is provided withopenings to admit 25 light, the letter plates and glass plates restingupon,the horizontal partitions and being spaced from the front edge thedistance of Y the openings through which the letter plates are inserted,and lamps in/the recess between 30 the sign frame and the forwardlyextending edges.

ANDREW P. TRUCKSESS.

